Shade safety device



1933- A. w. ADAMSON 1,923,698

SHADE SAFETY DEVICE Filed Oct. 7, 1932 INVENTOR lrfhur MYlre/mldamsan %M W am ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 22, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE 1 Claim.

The invention is a device for holding window shades to limit the upward movement of the shade and prevent its'winding around the roller 5 and coming oh the roller. I

The object of .the invention is to provide a stop for window shades to limit the upward movement thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide 0 a stop for limiting the upward movement of window shades thru which the edges of the shade pass and which holds the edges thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stop for limiting the upward movement of win dow shades which engages thestrip at the lower edge of the shade.

Another object is to provide a device for limiting the upward movement of window shades which is so arranged that two shades, with the ,20 roller of one positioned above the roller of the other may be held therein.

Another object is to provide a stop for limit-'- ing the upward movement of window shades which does not damage the shade.

A further object is to provide a stop for limiting the upward movement of window shades which may be made integral with the sockets in which the shade may be mounted.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a device for limiting the upward movement of window shades which may readily be installed and which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a bracket having a base plate that may be secured to the side of a window frame, and two projecting arms extending from said base plate between which the edge of a window shade may pass.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing the device as it would appear in use.

Figure 2 is a cross section thru window shades showing one shade roller positioned above another, and with all of the holding parts and window frame omitted.

Figure 3 is a View showing a side elevation of the device in one design.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing reinforcing ridges inthe sides of the device.

Figure 5 is an end view of the device as shown in Figure 4.

, Figure 6 is a plan View of the device as shownin Figure 4. V Figure 7 is a View similar to that shown in Figure 3 showing an alternate design on thesidesoi the device, and also having part broken away showing a counter-sunk opening thru the device. In the drawing the deviceis shown asit would be made wherein numeral 1. indicates the base of the clip, numeral 2 the sides, and numeral 3 a shade. o 1 g 1 The base 1 is preferably made of a flat plate with openings 4. adjacent the upper and'lower ends thru which nails may be driven to attach the device to the side of a window frame. These openings may be straight thru the plate, as shown in Figure 5, or counter-sunk openings 5 may be provided, as shown in Figure 7, so that the heads of the nails or screws may be held in the plate and not project from the surface thereof. It is understood that either nails or screws may be used and these may have heads of any desired shape and also that the openings may be made of any shape to accommodate the heads of the nails or screws. It will also be understood that the device may be attached to the window frame by any other means or in any other manner.

The sides 2 are in the form of plates extending from the edges of the plate 1 and it is preferred to curve these, as shown in Figures 2 and 5, so that the shade will only engage smooth curved surfaces and also so that the sides may be reinforced. It will be understood, however, that these sides may be of any other shape or design. In the design shown the lower edges are curved inward providing round beads 6 and the upper edges are flared outward and irregularly shaped forming projections 7. The surfaces of the sides may be formed with reinforcing ridges 8, shaped as shown in Figures 4 and 5, if desired, and these ridges may be of any other shape or design, or other means may be used for reinforcing the sides thereof, or the sides may be straight as shown in Figure 2. It will be noted that the lowor edges of the sides 2 are notched at the point 9 and the beads'6 terminate at the edge thereof or at the point 10, as shown in Figure 6, so that the edges at the inner end of the device may be round and smooth.

The sides of the device may also be decorated 105 with a design, as indicated by the numeral 11 and shown in Figure 3, or openings 12 and 13 may be cut thru the sides, as shown in Figure 7. These openings or this design may be arranged in any other manner, or openings of any other shape: 10

or design may be used, and it will also be understood that the sides may be plain and smooth without having a design thereon or openings therethru.

It will be noted that the device may be used for one shade, however, there is sufiicient space between the lower edges of the sides to accommodate two shades in which the rollers may be positionedone above the other, as shown in Figure 2, and the device will hold both shades together or either shade independently.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changes may be in the use of the device in combination with sockets 14 and 15 in which the shade roller or rollers may also be held, as shown in Figure 1, as it will be understood that the parts may be made integral or provided and used separately. Another change may be in the use of other means for providing the projections extending from the base plate, and another may be in the use of other means for mounting the projecting arms to the window frame.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. In use the device may be provided as shown in Figures 3 to '7 and sold in pairs, each of which may be made from the same die, and it will be noted that the device may readily be attached by driving nails thru the openings 4 with the device positioned at the sides of the shade and directly under the shade roller, as shown in Figure 1. The edges of the shade may pass freely thru the arms of the de' I vices and the device will normally not interfere with the operation of the shade, however, should the shade be suddenly released and pass upward the devices will engagethe strip at the lower edge of the shade and thereby stop the upward move-- ment thereof so that the end of the shade can-- not wind around the roller. The device, therefore, forms a positive stop to limit the upward movement of the shade and therefore prevents damaging the shade and the necessity of taking down the shade to repair orrewind the spring.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A bracket for holding window shades or the like, comprising a base plate adapted to be attached to the sides of a window frame in which a shade may be mounted, arms extending from said base plate on both sides of the shade, the

lower edges of said arms curved inward forming 

